Question

【題目】 There are many holidays and festivals. Dads have Father’s Day Mums have Mother’s Day But do our grandparents have a special festival? Yes, they do!

The Double Ninth Festival is a special day for older people in China. It started long ago. The festival is on lunar September 9th. On this day, people show love and respect to their grandparents.

There are many ways in which Chinese people express their respect. When an older person enters a room, everyone stands. People are introduced from the oldest to the youngest. When we present a book to an older person, two hands are used. Young people always offer their seats to older people on a crowded subway or bus.

Respecting older people is a tradition in China. That’s because the Chinese know that older people have knowledge and experience that young people can learn. Chinese people are proud of being old.

In Western countries, however, older people seldom think they are old. They are called “seniors” instead of “old people”. They’d rather do everything themselves. Even after retirement (退休) they take up hobbies, part-time jobs and new activities to keep their bodies working well.

Westerners respect their older people, too. Usually, seniors don’t have to buy tickets for trains and buses. They are given discounts (打折) in stores and restaurants.

But Western seniors don’t often live with their children—they live alone. For holidays, the family usually gather at the grandparents’home, and a great smile and a warm hug for their parents are enough for grown children to show their respect.

閱讀短文，回答下列問題。

【1】When is the double ninth Festival?

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【2】How many ways in which Chinese people express their respect are mentioned?

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【3】What can the young learn from older people?

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【4】Can seniors in Western countries take the trains for free?

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【5】How do Western grown children show their respect?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】It’s on lunar September 9th./ On lunar September 9th.

【2】Four (ways)/4 (ways).

【3】Knowledge and experience. /They can learn knowledge and experience.

【4】Yes, they can.

【5】By giving a great smile and a warm hug./

They show their respect by giving a great smile and a warm hug./

They give a great smile and a warm hug.

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述了尊重老人的節(jié)日。

【1】根據(jù)文中The Double Ninth Festival is a special day for older people in China. It started long ago. The festival is on lunar September 9th.可知，在陰歷九月初九。故填It’s on lunar September 9th./ On lunar September 9th.

【2】根據(jù)文中When an older person enters a room, everyone stands. People are introduced from the oldest to the youngest. When we present a book to an older person, two hands are used. Young people always offer their seats to older people on a crowded subway or bus.可知，文中提到了四種尊重老人的方式。故填Four (ways)/4 (ways).

【3】根據(jù)文中That’s because the Chinese know that older people have knowledge and experience that young people can learn. Chinese people are proud of being old.可知，知識和經(jīng)驗(yàn)。/他們可以學(xué)習(xí)知識和經(jīng)驗(yàn)。故填Knowledge and experience. /They can learn knowledge and experience.

【4】根據(jù)文中Westerners respect their older people, too. Usually, seniors don’t have to buy tickets for trains and buses.可知，西方人也尊重他們的老年人。通常，老年人不必買火車和公共汽車的票。這里是做肯定回答。故填Yes, they can.

【5】根據(jù)文中For holidays, the family usually gather at the grandparents’home, and a great smile and a warm hug for their parents are enough for grown children to show their respect. 在假期里，家人通常會(huì)聚集在祖父母家里，對他們的父母一個(gè)燦爛的微笑和一個(gè)溫暖的擁抱就足以讓成年子女表達(dá)他們的尊敬。故填By giving a great smile and a warm hug./They show their respect by giving a great smile and a warm hug./They give a great smile and a warm hug.